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Stream The Glands' Entire 36-Song Comeback Show via Southern Shelter
Photo Credit: Mike White
Beloved local rock and roll institution The Glands returned to the stage Saturday after a two-year hiatus (which was preceded by a one-year hiatus, which was preceded by a seven-year hiatus…), and they played. Boy, did they play. Thirty-six songs, in fact.
The setlist, which spanned the band's career and teased unreleased material from a long-awaited third record, which frontman Ross Shapiro confirmed to Flagpole will be out within the year, is now streamable via Southern Shelter. Check it out below.
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Live Review/Photos: Broken Bells at Georgia Theatre, Wednesday, Oct. 1
Photo Credit: Randy Schafer
The mixture of Shins lead singer James Mercer and really any other artist is bound to create something worth listening to, but the team-up of Mercer and producer/songwriter Brian Burton, aka Danger Mouse, makes for something extra special.
The duo's performance Wednesday night at the Georgia Theatre dripped with talent. Mercer and Burton were front and center, the former crooning into the mic like a younger, saner Thom Yorke and the latter casually swaying and strumming a bass with all the nonchalance of a seasoned performer.
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Win Tickets: J. Mascis and Luluc Play 40 Watt Thursday
Legendary Dinosaur Jr. frontman J. Mascis brings his solo acoustic tour to the 40 Watt Club Thursday, with support from Australian folk duo Luluc. We've got a pair of tickets to give away. To enter, tell us in the comments below why YOU deserve to go for free. We'll choose a winner Thursday at 4 p.m.
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Q&A With Brian Burton of Broken Bells, Playing Georgia Theatre Wednesday
Photo Credit: James Minchin III
Broken Bells
Brian Burton, aka Danger Mouse, became a household name in 2004 after The Grey Album, his inspired mash-up of Jay-Z's Black Album and the Beatles' self-titled "white album," went viral. Since then, he's become one of the most in-demand music producers of our time, teaming up with CeeLo Green in Gnarls Barkley and helming records by Beck, the Black Keys, Norah Jones and others. Most recently, Burton produced U2's the-call-is-coming-from-inside-your-MacBook opus Songs of Innocence.
Burton, a former Athens resident and UGA student, returns to play the Georgia Theatre Wednesday, Oct. 1 with his current project, a collaboration with Shins frontman James Mercer called Broken Bells. The group released its second LP, the sleek, funky After the Disco, in February. Flagpole got Burton on the phone for a quick chat.
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R.E.M. Is Releasing a Live DVD Box Set, Selling T-Shirts from the Monster Tour
Little-known Big Star cover band side project R.E.M. is releasing a six-DVD set of its televised live performances.
The set, dubbed REMTV, will include R.E.M.'s 1991 and 2001 "MTV Unplugged" sets, 1998 "VH1 Storytellers" appearance, 2007 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, a rare 1984 cover of "Smokin' in the Boys Room" (?), a 2001 concert in Cologne, France and a 2008 concert in the Athens of Greece, plus a documentary and lots more rarities and never-before-released stuff.
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Spotify Study: UGA Students Really Like The Dirty Guv'nahs, Sleep 10 Hours a Night
The Dirty Guv'nahs
Last week, Spotify published a study ranking the top 40 "most musical universities in America," based on the number of students who signed up for the streaming service's half-off student deal last semester. The University of Georgia barely made the cut, coming in at No. 40.
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Photo Gallery: The Egyptian Lover at New Earth Athens
The Egyptian Lover played New Earth Athens Saturday, Sept. 20 as part of Athens Intensified.(Read our Q&A with the legendary producer.) Below, check out a gallery of the action.
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Music Midtown in Review
Music Midtown has again come and gone, and while sitting in the grass enjoying the breeze, watching roadies ready the stage for Fitz and The Tantrums’ set, I reflected that late September in Atlanta is the perfect place and season for a music festival. Over the course of the weekend, close to 100,000 people flocked to the heart of the city to see a wide variety of acts in beautiful Piedmont Park. It was the fourth installment of Music Midtown since its return, after the festival took a hiatus from 2005–2010.
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